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Mid level scientific editor jobs go to editors ready to own manuscripts end to end, guide junior colleagues, and make substantive decisions on scope and structure with limited oversight. Roles are predominantly remote and hybrid, concentrated in Education, Healthcare & Medical Services, and Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, with employers like Lynker, Sanofi, and Cadence hiring at this level now.
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Job title: Real World Evidence Scientific Lead
Location: Morristown, NJ
About the Job
We are an innovative global healthcare company with a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicine. Across different countries, our talented teams are determined to deliver a best-in-class customer experience using the best of digital, artificial intelligence and personal know-how. With a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicines, we pursue Progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) team in One Medical Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety (PSPV) serves as an end-to-end strategy and execution partner to solve business problems using real-world data. We partner with cross functional partners to lead end-to-end planning and execution of RWE strategies.
Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main responsibilities:
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Lead is an essential scientific position responsible for managing the implementation of cutting-edge, effective, and efficient RWE strategy.
As such, you are responsible for the end-to-end high-quality execution of real-world studies, working in close partnership with the global RWE Strategy Leads and internal and external cross functional collaborators.
Your main responsibilities are as follows:
- Partner with the Real-World Evidence Strategy Leads to deliver the value of RWE for the registration, pre-launch and peri-launch of treatments in therapeutic areas that include Type 1 diabetes, transplant, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, neurology, oncology, immunology, rare disease, insulin-based therapies and alliance. The focus of this role will be mainly in Transplant and Oncology.
- Manage the end-to-end planning, execution and communication of specific research studies, ensuring that deliverables are on time, within budget, to specification and of high scientific rigor that demonstrates commitment to quality.
- Deliver strategic scientific input in all stages of RWE study conceptualization through study closure, including study design, cohort construction, protocol & statistical analysis plan development, study operations, data analysis, results interpretation and clinical study report development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and relevant internal and external scientific experts based on specific needs of individual RWE studies to ensure that the real-world data and RWE generation is fit-for-purpose to the intended use, whether for regulatory, market access or clinical use.
- Serve as methodological expert in the design and execution of real-world study plans to address critical evidence generation gaps as well as in-house study methodology expert leveraging opportunities to use innovative RWE study designs and analytics to deliver on critical needs.
- Identify and validate external fit-for-purpose data sources, associated institutions and/or organizations, in collaboration with other members of the OneMedical PSPV team.
- Manage the development of budgets for RWE studies in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders, including RWE Operations, Sanofi Global Hub and/or vendors as appropriate, to support the annual strategic and budget planning process and periodic updates.
- Maintain timely communication and close alignment with team members, partners and stakeholders to ensure clear and timely visibility the evidence strategy, study progress and anticipation of challenges and risk mitigation.
- Accountable for supporting OneMedical PSPV medical gaps within the Global Integrated Evidence Generation Plans (IEGP).
About You
You are a self-starter who brings your energy, expertise and experience as well as takes an entrepreneurial approach to solving problems, have a growth mindset and are passionate about unleashing the power of real-world data with data science to improve health.
- Advanced degree in pharmaco-epidemiology, biostatistics, or Health Outcomes (PhD preferred).
- Minimum 5 years in real-world evidence (RWE) generation for pharmaceutical industry with end to end leadership experience.
- Strong publication track record in relevant journals.
- Experience across therapeutic areas, including transplant, diabetes, and cardiovascular.
Soft Skills:
- Ability to influence and motivate teams as well as senior leaders.
- Strategic thinking for innovative evidence generation.
- Urgency, ownership, and proactive attitude.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in pharmacoepidemiology, HEOR, and RWE study design.
- Working with routinely collected healthcare data.
- End-to-end project management for real-world studies.
- Understanding of commercial strategy.
- Fluent English is mandatory, a second European language is appreciated.
Why Choose Us
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs.
- Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective.
- Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science.
Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
Job title: Real World Evidence Scientific Lead
Location: Morristown, NJ
About the Job
We are an innovative global healthcare company with a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicine. Across different countries, our talented teams are determined to deliver a best-in-class customer experience using the best of digital, artificial intelligence and personal know-how. With a focus on immunology that extends to innovation in diabetes and transplant medicines, we pursue Progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) team in One Medical Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety (PSPV) serves as an end-to-end strategy and execution partner to solve business problems using real-world data. We partner with cross functional partners to lead end-to-end planning and execution of RWE strategies.
Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Main responsibilities:
The Real-World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Lead is an essential scientific position responsible for managing the implementation of cutting-edge, effective, and efficient RWE strategy.
As such, you are responsible for the end-to-end high-quality execution of real-world studies, working in close partnership with the global RWE Strategy Leads and internal and external cross functional collaborators.
Your main responsibilities are as follows:
- Partner with the Real-World Evidence Strategy Leads to deliver the value of RWE for the registration, pre-launch and peri-launch of treatments in therapeutic areas that include Type 1 diabetes, transplant, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, neurology, oncology, immunology, rare disease, insulin-based therapies and alliance. The focus of this role will be mainly in Transplant and Oncology.
- Manage the end-to-end planning, execution and communication of specific research studies, ensuring that deliverables are on time, within budget, to specification and of high scientific rigor that demonstrates commitment to quality.
- Deliver strategic scientific input in all stages of RWE study conceptualization through study closure, including study design, cohort construction, protocol & statistical analysis plan development, study operations, data analysis, results interpretation and clinical study report development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and relevant internal and external scientific experts based on specific needs of individual RWE studies to ensure that the real-world data and RWE generation is fit-for-purpose to the intended use, whether for regulatory, market access or clinical use.
- Serve as methodological expert in the design and execution of real-world study plans to address critical evidence generation gaps as well as in-house study methodology expert leveraging opportunities to use innovative RWE study designs and analytics to deliver on critical needs.
- Identify and validate external fit-for-purpose data sources, associated institutions and/or organizations, in collaboration with other members of the OneMedical PSPV team.
- Manage the development of budgets for RWE studies in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders, including RWE Operations, Sanofi Global Hub and/or vendors as appropriate, to support the annual strategic and budget planning process and periodic updates.
- Maintain timely communication and close alignment with team members, partners and stakeholders to ensure clear and timely visibility the evidence strategy, study progress and anticipation of challenges and risk mitigation.
- Accountable for supporting OneMedical PSPV medical gaps within the Global Integrated Evidence Generation Plans (IEGP).
About You
You are a self-starter who brings your energy, expertise and experience as well as takes an entrepreneurial approach to solving problems, have a growth mindset and are passionate about unleashing the power of real-world data with data science to improve health.
- Advanced degree in pharmaco-epidemiology, biostatistics, or Health Outcomes (PhD preferred).
- Minimum 5 years in real-world evidence (RWE) generation for pharmaceutical industry with end to end leadership experience.
- Strong publication track record in relevant journals.
- Experience across therapeutic areas, including transplant, diabetes, and cardiovascular.
Soft Skills:
- Ability to influence and motivate teams as well as senior leaders.
- Strategic thinking for innovative evidence generation.
- Urgency, ownership, and proactive attitude.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in pharmacoepidemiology, HEOR, and RWE study design.
- Working with routinely collected healthcare data.
- End-to-end project management for real-world studies.
- Understanding of commercial strategy.
- Fluent English is mandatory, a second European language is appreciated.
Why Choose Us
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
- Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs.
- Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective.
- Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science.
Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
GD-SA
LI-SA
vhd
LI-Hybrid
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
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Mid Level Scientific Editor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level scientific editor job?
Position yourself around ownership, not just execution. Highlight manuscripts you managed independently from submission through final revision, subject areas where you've built genuine technical depth, and any style guides or workflows you've shaped. Applications that show you can make editorial calls without constant guidance, and that connect your background to the employer's specific scientific domain, stand out most at this level.
Which companies hire mid level scientific editors?
Companies hiring mid level scientific editors right now include Lynker, Sanofi, and Cadence, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from academic publishers, medical communications agencies, professional societies, and life sciences companies that need editors who can work with limited supervision across complex technical content.
Are there remote mid level scientific editor jobs?
Yes, and remote availability is especially strong at this level. About 67% of mid level scientific editor openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how thoroughly the field has shifted away from requiring on-site presence. Mid level editors with demonstrated independent judgment are well suited to distributed teams, which is partly why employers extend flexible arrangements at this stage.
How do I move up to a mid level scientific editor role?
Moving from entry level into mid level scientific editing is about building a record of independent contribution over time. That means deepening expertise in a specific discipline or format, taking full ownership of projects rather than supporting a senior editor, and demonstrating measurable impact such as faster turnaround, reduced revision cycles, or improved author satisfaction. Editors who seek out stretch assignments and document what they improved make the strongest cases for advancement.
Which industries hire the most mid level scientific editors?
Mid Level scientific editor roles concentrate in Education, Healthcare & Medical Services, and Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring because they produce high volumes of technical content requiring editors who can work independently with subject-matter experts and maintain rigorous accuracy standards without close supervision.